Body Found in Pedernales River July 9 Identified

At approximately 12:30 pm on July 9, 2017 the Travis County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person in the 500 block of Nomad. The missing person was reported to be a white male in his 50’s and had last been seen July 8, 2017 at 3:30 pm walking toward the dock on his property.

Travis County Sheriff’s Office Lake Patrol units responded to the call and began surface and shoreline searches. At approximately 2:00 pm, the body was discovered.

The decedent is identified as:

RANDY HINKLE, 57 of Spicewood.

The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office investigation into cause and manner of death will be finalized in the coming weeks, pending toxicology results.

TCSO detectives will continue investigating the death. Thus far, there are no obvious signs of foul play.